It’s Poetry Friday and, after a long, unscheduled absence I am delighted to be back pos
ting a little something – an impromptu poem, written in my head on my morning walk yesterday after I snapped a photo of something I found on the beach.
See, when I spotted a curly squiggly piece of shell (or coral? I have never quite figure out what makes these squiggles), I stopped to take a picture – then realised that it looked remarkably like a letter S. And, since everything is about me, I decided it was an S for Sally; but as I walked along, I started thinking about all the other things at the beach that started with S. And, by the time I got to the stairs, a poem had started to form. Which was wonderful, because not only did I have little poem to go with my photo, but I had something to post in time for Poetry Friday. And here it is:
Have a great Poetry Friday. I’m off to check out what my Poetry Friday friends have been up to this week. Can’t wait to catch up with them! You can, too, by visiting the Poetry Friday roundup, which this week is hosted by the team at the Poetry for Children blog, who are celebrating a Great Morning.
The universe gave you love, and you should never turn it away. Making a poem for it, and putting yourself in it was just the right answer. I have missed you, and I hope you’ve been well, with no calamities in sight.
Thanks Brenda. That is so lovely of you. I have missed you and all the PF crew, too.
So many great esses! Thanks for sharing where your shell led you.
And thanks for dropping by to share my walk with me, Buffy.
I love where your musings on our walk led you! And yes, I, too, find the salty sea quite soothing!
Thanks Kay. I am so fortunate to live so close to the sea.
Love it! And I love that it was composed as you walked! Welcome back–we’ve missed you!
Awww. thank you Mary Lee
So fun! Thanks for sharing this!
You’re welcome Ruth. Thanks for visiting.
It is a Fargo Worm Snail shell.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/146155950381763914/visual-search/?x=16&y=13&w=530&h=409
I’ve seen them before, but had to go look it up for the name. Love the shape of this one! On the link here, this person shows how they can be used for decorating and has shown one that has shapes for each letter in a name….kinda like YOU did! Love your poem to go with it. You should combine them as a piece of art for your home!
http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2011/07/19/gifts-of-the-sea/
Thanks Donna – what an effort you made to look it up for me and give me lots of creative suggestions. Love it!
Nice to “see” you, Sally! Love your S poem. There is nothing more restorative than being “soothed by the/serenade of the seas.”
Thanks Catherine. I agree. Water is such a healer.
How marvelous! I love looking for familiar shapes and objects in my surroundings and share your love of the letter S of course! 🙂
Thanks Sylvia. S is also for Sylvia, skipping with Sally, sharing poetries.
Ha! Everything IS about you, Sally, it is! 🙂 I can relate to that response, and I love the poem. Nice to see you this Poetry Friday. xo
Thanks Irene. Likewise lovely to see you, too.
Since I’m headed for an ocean break, I love what you wrote, that “salty song on the breeze”, Sally. Your sandy beach looks marvelous, and that discovery, just perfect. S is for “superb”, too!
Thanks for walking with me, Linda. It was serendipitous that you are off on an ocean break too.
Charming poem! I always like seeing what you’re up to, Sally.
Thanks Tabatha 🙂
Oh, this is delightful! I’m headed to the beach next week and I hope some of your walking experience will rub off on me…..because at “my” beach, it’s all about “me”. lol. I especially love “salty song on the breeze.”
My teenagers have been….um….experimenting…shall I say…with salty language. And because youtube makes the world so small they have informed me that I can never go to Australia because they “cuss so bad there.” I’m so glad they are looking out for me……ha! If I ever get the chance to go to Australia, I’m there in a heartbeat!
That’s so funny Linda. Tell them from this Aussie that what they see on Youtube is not what EVERY Aussie is doing. But yeah, come down and find out for yourself and I’ll show you MY beach 🙂
I’m savoring your “S’s poem and “soothed” by your “serenade” too–lovely, thanks Sally!
That’s Super, Michelle. I love to share sweetly.
I love how you took the Sally Sold Sea Shell idea and made it something completely different–and much better. Wonderful poem.
Thank you. I hadn’t thought about that tongue twister – but glad you liked mine better 🙂
How nice to see you here again! I love the backstory to your poem. Who knew there were so many seaside “s” words! Here’s to enjoying sea serenades!
Thanks Molly. I actually think I missed quite a few s words – I had to stop myself overdoing it 🙂
So lovely to see you in the link-up again, Sally! (I too have quiet – but not for as long as you!! 😛 (Quiet? Us?!?) Easing back into it…) I think(?) that the S-for-Sally is something to do with a sea worm of some sort? I think it lives in it…?
Thanks Kat. Quiet is relative, isn’t it?
Ahhh, a sea worm. Of course, that makes sense.
Heading over to see what poetry goodness you’ve been up to now. Thanks for dropping by.
Love how you were inspired by the S on the sand and where your musings took you. I love the serenade of the sea too.
Thanks Ramona.